Director François Truffaut
Screenplay François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean Gruault
The Story of Adele H.
Original Title: L'Histoire d'Adèle H.
Tagline: What kind of woman would wait her whole life for one man...? And what kind of man would deny her...?
Release Date: 1975-10-08
Duration: 96 minutes
Synopsis
Adèle Hugo, daughter of renowned French writer Victor Hugo, falls in love with British soldier Albert Pinson while living in exile off the coast of England. Though he spurns her affections, she follows him to Nova Scotia and takes on the alias of Adèle Lewly. Albert continues to reject her, but she remains obsessive in her quest to win him over.
Casting
- Isabelle AdjaniAdèle Hugo
- François TruffautOfficer (uncredited)
- Bruce RobinsonLt Albert Pinson
- Ivry GitlisHypnotist
- Joseph BlatchleyMr. Whistler, the Bookseller
- Sylvia MarriottMrs. Saunders
- Thi-Loan NguyenMadmoiselle Tilly (uncredited)
- Ralph WilliamsCanadian (uncredited)
- Chantal DurpoixYoung Whore (uncredited)
- Ruben DoreyMr. Saunders
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